A MAN from Binga who allegedly hired a Zambian hitman to
kill his father whom he accused of causing the death of his sister through
witchcraft has been arrested.
Fullback Mugande (45) of Nsenga Village has been on the run
since the day he allegedly engineered Mr Janika Sibanda’s shooting in October
2017.
He was arrested last week following his return from Zambia
where he had been a fugitive. His
accomplice, an unidentified Zambian is still at large.
Mugande appeared before Binga resident magistrate Mrs
Portia Moyo facing a murder charge. He was remanded in custody to March 11 for
routine remand. Mrs Moyo advised Mugande to apply for bail at the High Court.
Prosecuting, Mr Quiet Mpofu said Mugande and Mr Sibanda had
a long-standing feud which emanated from witchcraft accusations.
“Mugande accused the deceased of bewitching his sister
resulting in her death,” said Mr Mpofu The court heard that the deceased predicted the death of
the accused person’s sister.
The death did not go down well with Mugande who accused his
father of witchcraft.
On October 10 in 2017, Mugande crossed into neighbouring
Zambia where he allegedly hired the services of a hitman to kill the deceased.
“On the same day the accused person and his unidentified
accomplice confronted the deceased. They accused him of witchcraft before the
Zambian opened fire and shot Mr Sibanda four times at close range and he
sustained serious injuries,” said Mr Mpofu.
Soon after the offence, the two accused persons skipped the
border to Zambia. Mr Sibanda was rushed to Binga District Hospital where he
succumbed to the gunshot wounds.
Mugande, who has been in hiding, was arrested on February
26 after police received a tip off that he had sneaked back into the country.
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